Keyboard Software Update for the aluminum keyboard lover in you

Before you get too comfortable with your new aluminum keyboard, you'll need to …

The snazzy new aluminum keyboard that accompanies the revised iMacs is a pretty nifty-looking bit of kit, but don't expect to be able to just plug it in to your existing Mac and go. No, you'll need to download and install Keyboard Software Update 1.1 first; that is, if you want those snazzy Dashboard and Exposé buttons to actually work.

According to Apple's always-helpful release notes, the update "use your aluminum Apple Keyboard and take advantage of the special features." Oh, and just in case you didn't already know them by heart, the update page also extols the virtues of the keyboard. Personally, I prefer my marketing and my technical support in separate doses, but there you are. There's no word on what was wrong with KSU 1.0; maybe it was like the "Star Trek" episode where the M-5 took over the Enterprise and tried to attack the Cupertino campus or something.

Based on today's earlierposts, we're now taking bets on how long it is before someone launches a class-action suit against Apple for not including the software as a part of a recent 10.4.x update so that the keyboards would function properly out of the box.

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